CHAPTER SEVEN
I had a plot from the moment I saw the two in the hospital room kissing each other like it was an everyday occurrence. I didn't want to believe my daughter when she told me that she had seen them together a couple days before. I actually told her that she must have been seeing things or it wasn't the two of them that she saw or some other bull shit. I was in denial. Now that I have seen it with my own two eyes I know the truth now. I can't believe it and I'm gonna take care of it. That's what I'm doing here.
I followed Faith here even though she thought that I was at work all day. I left the apartment and drove around the corner and waited for her to leave. It took only a couple hours for her to leave and I couldn't believe my own eyes. We have been through so much together, I stuck by her through cancer when her good for nothing partner was off doing only God knows what. I stuck by her through the endless nights of her not coming home because of all the tragedies that the job had brought to her and stayed up with her as she cried about how awful people were to each other. And now this?
I waited for about five minutes after I saw Faith go into the building to try and sneak in. It wasn't as hard as I assumed because someone was coming out when I approached the building.
I remember coming to his apartment after September 11th because Faith felt bad for him and wanted us to spend Easter Sunday with him for some stupid reason. It wasn't fun for me at all but I know they had just a grand time. I get Faith's gun out of my pocket because I could hear their voices close to the door.
"Why are you doing this?" I hear my wife cry and I shake my head. "Bosco what is the matter with you?"
"It's stupid for us to be together Faith and you know it!" I hear him shout and think to myself that maybe he just ended it. I then think that maybe it isn't a good idea to do this now but I can't go on knowing that she cheated on me.
"I need more time!"
"You've had a year!" I can feel my face getting red and my blood starts boiling. This has been going on for a year. I'm totally convinced that this is the right way to go. I cock the gun, ready to break down this door to just show them that I know. I know everything now.
"I know who I love and I want to be with you!"
My heart breaks when I hear my wife's words. She's not in love with me anymore. She doesn't want to be with me anymore. Gawd... does she even respect me anymore? Must not.
I hear her last words to him before she rips open the door. It almost caught me by surprise but I lifted the gun to her face. "Going somewhere!" I shout and push her with force back into the apartment and walk in, kicking the door shut with my foot. I look over at Bosco and he looks surprised that I was there with my wife's gun. I grin at the scared look on his face and aim my gun toward him.
"Surprised to see me here Boscorelli?" I ask him in a taunting voice.
"Fred! No!" Faith screams at me.
"Shut up!" I shout back at her, my eyes never leaving her lover. "It's always been you." I say softly and start shaking my head. "Every time something goes wrong in our family, it's always been you!"
"Look Fred... I'm sorry." He says in a soft voice also and looks down at the gun then my face. "I know your angry but put down the gun and we'll all talk this out as adults."
"Don't give me that cop talk bullshit." I spat back and shake my head. "It's not gonna work on me Boscorelli."
"Give me my gun Fred." Faith speaks and slowly rises to her feet. "Fred... please."
"I thought I told you to shut your damn mouth!" I shout and walk over to her, pinning her against the wall. My forearm is against her neck and the gun is against her skull. "I gave you everything! I stayed home with the kids when I thought you were working your stupid 16 hour shifts!" I scream in her face and she is crying and trying to catch a breath. "I gave up so much for you and this stupid job Faith and this is how you repay me! By cheating on me with this worthless son of a bitch!"
Suddenly, I feel Bosco's arm around me and he throws me to the ground. He lets out a howl when he hits the ground too. I lose the gun for a second but Faith is too busy trying to catch her breath to notice that I had dropped it when I feel. I quickly scramble to my feet and look down at Bosco who is cursing and holding his stomach.
"Wrong move Boscorelli. Wrong move. Stupid idea." I kick him in his stomach and it feels good to hear him yell out in pain.
"Don't hurt him Fred! Stop!" Faith screams and crawls over to Bosco to block my kicks.
"What does he have that I don't huh?" I ask as I kneel down next to them and glare at her. Faith is crying and holding Bosco as she looks at me. "Cause we're both me and we both have the same parts. What's different?" I shake my head and start pacing around the apartment. "Is it because he's not the father of your kids? Is that it?" I pick up a picture from the top of the television of the couple. My heart begins racing when I see how happy they are. I shake my head in disgust and throw the picture on the ground.
"Don't do this Fred." Bosco grunts and tries to get to his feet.
"You want some more?" I ask and walk over to them. "Then shut the hell up! It's my turn now! I get to speak!"
"Ok we're listening Fred." Faith says quietly and I look at her. "Just please put the gun down."
"What makes you think I'm gonna do that?"
"At least don't point it at us." Bosco says,
I look down at the gun then the couple and hold the gun down by my side. "This is bullshit Faith." I say as I stare down at them. Faith is stroking Bosco's chest as he holds his stomach.
"I was going to tell you Fred..."
When she starts talking, I tune it all out as I stare at the couple as they sit there. I look at their hands and how comfortable they look together. Faith was never the kind of person to cuddle with anyone but our kids. After sex she would just get up and take a shower or go get some water or something. She wasn't much for sticking around and cuddle or something. I see how close they are and it makes me angry because she is my wife. She belongs to me. She took vows with me and this is how she does me in the end? I... I can't take it anymore.
"We didn't mean to fall in love but it did happen." She finishes.
I lift the gun up and slowly pull the trigger and I jump when I hear the gunshot.
To Be Continued...
